Episode 21: Wellness in community - supporting the well-being of the self-employed - with Matthew Knight

Matthew Knight created Leapers to support the mental health of the freelance & self- employed. As a freelancer himself Matthew knows how lonely and tough it can be to work alone and the community he has created now has thousands of members, supporting each other’s wellness in community. There was so much to talk about in this episode! Some nuggets of wisdom are: - The challenges of working alone - How late payment can have a huge impact on your well-being when you work for yourself - Some of the necessary evils of solo working and how to manage them - What businesses can do to support the freelancers they work with - How to look after your mental health when building a long term self-employed future - What a supportive community can do for your well-being Matthew Knight is founder and Chief Freelance Officer at Leapers - a project supporting the mental health of the self-employed. Founded in 2017, Leapers has helped over 70,000 people through its award winning peer-support community, curating and creating resources that work, and helping businesses work better together with freelancers. Matthew is also an independent strategist working with businesses including LEGO, P&G, Klarna, adidas and Accenture. He lives with his two daughters in West London. Find him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/thinkplaymake/ If you’re self-employed or a freelancer, you can join the Leapers slack-based community for free at https://www.leapers.co/